Detective Isaac Bell faces an attack on the Federal Reserve in this all-new adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Clive Cussler. 1914: As Americas century of dominance dawns the countrys greatest detective Van Dorn agent Isaac Bell is pitted against a master thief and his assassin accomplice. Theyre plotting to pull off the greatest heist in Americas history: the theft of a billion dollars from the newly created Federal Reserve. When an aerial attack is launched against Woodrow Wilsons yacht during a meeting among the Federal Reserves branch leaders Bell thwarts it only to find that the strike was just the opening of an even deadlier gambit. Its up to Bell to find the link between the attack the mysterious death of a Newport heiress and growing evidence of an unimaginably audacious heist. Double-cross and betrayal are Bells stock and trade but this time the deeper he delves into the puzzle the less he seems to understand. He is in a race against his most ruthless opponent yet to prevent a financial panic that would bring the United States to its knees.
